Gutter-bracket.



C. H. SPARKS.

GUTTEB. BRACKET.

. APPLICATION FILED FEB. Z, 1912. 1,036,924.

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CHARLES HENRY SPARKS, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

GUTTER-BRACKE'I.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 27, 1912.

Application filed February 2, 1912. Serial No. 675,065.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLns HENRY SPAnKs, asubject of the King of Great Britain, residing at London, England, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Gutter-Brackets, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved device for supporting rain watergutters as applied to houses and other buildings; and the objects of theimprovements are, firstly, to provide a stronger support for the gutterthan has usually been the case hitherto; and, secondly, to support theordinary iron gutter on a building so that it shall better be able towithstand deterioration due to weather conditions than heretofore.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the gutter supporting and fixingbracket; Fig. 2 shows a wedge piece, or auxiliary support, for usebetween the fixing brackets; and Fig. 3 shows in section a gutter andits support attached to the fascia board of the building to which it isapplied.

The invention is applicable mainly to cast iron gutters such as C, whichconstitute by far the largest proportion of all gutters made, and byreason of the exigencies of the sand molding process for making thesegutters the wall angle of the gutter is usually a little greater than aright angle so that when the back of the gutter is fixed parallel wit-hthe fascia board G the proj ecting edge of the gutter is somewhat lowerin level.

In my invention by first attaching the bracket A to the fascia board Gby means of the lower screw F, and then attaching the gutter C by theupper screw F, so that the weight of the gutter rests on the lug D manyadvantages are secured; firstly the back of the bracket A is tapered soas to bring the two edges of the gutter on the same horizontal level,thus insuring the maximum water way in practice; secondly, by bringingthe wall side of the gutter completely out of contact with the fasciaboard an air space is provided thus minimizing the chance of the back ofthe gutterrusting away and increasing the life of the gutter; andthirdly, the gutter is more firmly supported than if fixed by the screwF direct to the board G. The slot E allows for variation in the positionof the screw hole in the standard gutters as now sold. The wedge piece Bis for the purpose of giving additional support between thebrackets Awhen required or for supporting connections and short lengths of gutterwhich at present are frequently only supported by their joints onadjoining lengths.

VVhatI claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patentis 1. The combination of an eaves gutter, having the attaching wallthereof at an obtuse angle with the base thereof, a supporting brackethaving a projecting lug to sup port the base of the gutter and anupwardly tapering wall piece for location be tween the attaching wall ofthe gutter and the fascia board of the eaves, and means common to bothgutter and bracket for securing them to said fascia board.

2. The combination of an eaves gutter, having the attaching wall at anobtuse angle with the base thereof, provided with screw holes near itsupper edge, a supporting bracket having an outwardly projecting lug tosupport the base of the gutter and a perforated downwardly projectinglug and an upwardly tapering slotted wall piece for location between theattaching wall of the gutter and the fascia board of the caves to besupplied with the gutter, and screws located in the downwardlyprojecting lug and through the perforation of the attaching wall of thegutter and the slot in the upwardly project-ing Wall piece of thebracket.

In testimony. whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES HENRY SPARKS.

Witnesses:

H. D. JAMESON, C. P. LIDDON.

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- Washington, D. 0.

